Where are we going, Part II
Thoughts in the middle of nowhere
The sound of traffic
whirs by me
in this middle of nowhere.
Everyone seems to be headed somewhere
to some destination,
but what about me?
Am I headed anywhere?
Families,
dinners,
soccer games and
other mundane things play out
Against the backdrop of the chaos
and brokenness of this world.
I read in the NYT this week
that "President Biden
authorized the bombing of
Syria and its Iran-backed forces."
Nuclear threats,
an epidemic raging across the land,
epidemiological crises,
inequities,
a black and white America,
trench warfare for women,
gender-based violence --
apocalyptic threats bound in today's news' headlines.
So where are we headed from here?
Where am I going from here
in this new world
where tomorrow seems like an ephemeral reality,
a hit or miss? --
a random series of events dictated by the arbitrary roll of the dice,
punctuated by iridescent joys
but also marked by deep valleys, unimaginable and fury -ridden and fluorescent,
the color of amber.
My Love, take me home.
About the Creator
Susan Lee
I graduated from Stanford University in 2002 with a BA in International Relations and a minor in Psychology and have a Masters in International Affairs from Georgetown University.
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